Content

The Israeli-German Summer Academy is dedicated to analyze and compare perspectives on mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion in divided societies.Since social difference has become one of the most challenging characteristics of post-industrial societies, the organization and management of membership and participation deserve special attention.Questions relating to the configuration and normative horizons of inclusion and exclusion are central to the Summer Academy and will form the main issues tackled. Social, political, religious and economic dimensions of inclusion-exclusion in divided societies will be addressed and analyzed.

The following questions will form the framework of the discussions:

What are the main mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion in divided societies?

How do these mechanisms function in different fields?

What are the best forms of organizing and managing difference?

What are the fields in which mechanisms of inclusionand exclusion operate?

What are the normative horizons of inclusion and exclusion?

What are the main implications of inclusion and exclusion in diverse societies?

What are the configurations of membership and participation that emerge in each field?

What are the various paradigms of dealing with difference and what are their implicated regimes of rights?

Organisation

The Summer Academy takes place at the University of Tel Aviv/Israel. The program entails presentations and discussions, a special workshop on mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion in divided societies as well as dialogues with key figures from cultural, political and media realms. Besides Tel Aviv as the main venue, the course will also hold meetings in Jerusalem, Sapir College, Akko and Nazareth where a cultural program will be offered, i.e. a guided city tour through Akko (Acre).The conference language is English. Personal contribution will be 200 € p.p. It includes housing, full board and frame program. Flights from Germany to Israel will be compensated. Accommodation will be carried out in single rooms (Tel Aviv), respectively in double rooms (Nazareth). Tours to Sapir College, The Negev, Jerusalem and Galilee are included.

Hosts

The project has been initiated by Prof. Uta Klein (Institute of Social Sciences, University of Kiel), in cooperation with Dr. Amal Jamal, Prof. Hanna Herzog and Dr. Adriana Kemp (all from Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University/Israel), Prof. Dietrich Thränhardt (Institute of Political Sciences, University of Münster, Em.), Dr. Zvi Schuldiner (Department of Public Administration and Policy, Sapir College/Israel) and Prof. Tine Stein (Institute of Social Sciences, University of Kiel).

Target groups

PhD students and advanced students from Israel and Germany working on research projects relevant to the below-mentioned questions.

Members of international organizations and NGOs working on practical projects dealing with the belowmentioned questions.

All participants will provide their own analyses, research results or projects for presentation and discussion.

Application

Applicants are requested to send an exposé of their project (Doctoral thesis/practical project/other research project, 1.300 words max.) under specification of their academic degree, field of studies, university and status of their project. Applications can be submitted via e-mail until 15th of April to the following address:E-mail: lebach@post.tau.ac.il